Welcome to Day 4 of LauraPalooza, Saturday, July 13, 2012. We finish up the last day in Mankato, Minnesota and then head out to Walnut Grove where we visit the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and Fragments of a Dream, the…
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LauraPalooza 2012 Day 4 Videos
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Walnut Grove Roving Report
Normally when I travel to one of the Laura Ingalls Wilder homesites I do a short radio show from on the spot as a roving report. I didn’t get that done on my LauraPalooza trip with everything else going on,…
Walnut Grove on TV
Nicole Elzenga of Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, was featured on TV show, The Women of Sweet Swine County. Go roughly 10 minutes into the video to find Nicole. HINT: Wait until the video loading bar turns blue…
Christmas Shopping at the Homesites
Last year I posted a list of suggestions for Christmas gifts for the Laura Ingalls fan just beginning their Laura collection. I think they are still excellent suggestions if your Laura fan still needs any of them, but we’re looking…
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Spotlight on Nellie’s Cafe
When you’ve traveled to Walnut Grove, have you eaten at Nellie’s Cafe? What did you think? (Story linked above comes from AgriNews.)
That Engagement Ring, part 2
Some of you might have read a post of mine from a couple of years ago where I mentioned a very slight obsession I have with Laura’s engagement ring. For years I thought I was the only one but something…
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Own an Engagement Ring Like Laura’s
Back in 2009, Jonni wrote a post about her search for Laura’s engagement ring. Well, those who still want that ring can now order one. The Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove’s Nicole Elzenga has been in contact with…
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Looking Ahead to LauraPalooza 2012: What Would Laura Do?
I hope you’ve been enjoying the recap and review of last summer’s first-ever research conference devoted to Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the legacies of both women. As I followed along with Sarah Sue’s video posts, I was…
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Last Day of Laurapalooza 2010
The Laurapalooza conference was officially over. Dean Butler stayed around and did additional signing and spoke with visitors. Some conference attendees headed further west to De Smet, South Dakota and attended the pageant that night. I however had to head…
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Day Five of Laurapalooza 2010
Today the actual conference sessions were only in the morning followed up a spelling bee at lunch time and then everyone headed out. Some people headed home, others went to see the Betsy-Tacy houses which featured special events for the…
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